Chapter 480: Chapter 480

She pushed Shen Dang away, unable to find words for him.

She just found it funny.

Shen Dang laughed along, trying to grab her hand.

Qiao Xi dodged and suddenly stood up, while Shen Dang was still leisurely sitting on the armrest of the chair, not expecting Qiao Xi to stand up. The chair almost toppled over from her shift in weight, and Shen Dang staggered unexpectedly.

Luckily, he quickly stabilized himself.

Seeing Qiao Xi pulling open the door of the dressing room and leaving, Shen Dang followed her with a composed gait.

Qiao Xi shook off the hand that Shen Dang had pulled up, "Calm down a bit."

Chen Jiayan and Xie Baola were standing not too far away, and both looked over when they heard the commotion.

Qiao Xi stopped in her tracks and looked at them, her expression utterly calm, "Since we’ve run into each other, how about dinner?"

Shen Dang immediately frowned. He didn’t agree, but he kept quiet.

"No need," Chen Jiayan refused. "I have matters at the company. I need to go there now."

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Something seemed off.

After Chen Jiayan left, Qiao Xi looked towards Xie Baola, who wasn’t looking back at her, but instead watched Chen Jiayan leave.

Qiao Xi was certain something unpleasant had happened between them, just unsure what it could be.

Qiao Xi’s face was serious.

Xie Baola gave her a nonchalant smile, "Boss Shen rarely visits, I won’t be a third wheel. I’ll get going."

Qiao Xi watched as they left one after the other.

"What’s going on with Baola and Brother Jiayan?"

Qiao Xi looked confused.

Shen Dang, his hand in his pocket, nonchalantly commented, "Perhaps your brother found out about the Xie Family looking for a son-in-law."

Qiao Xi was speechless for a few seconds, "Uncle Xie isn’t forcing Baola."

Shen Dang shrugged his shoulders and seeing Qiao Xi still worried about others, he took her hand and linked their fingers, "Alright, stop thinking too much. Let’s go have dinner, okay? I’ll cook something tasty for you?"

Qiao Xi looked at him with a plain gaze, devoid of emotion, "Back to the hotel, I’m not returning home."

Being home would make him even more audacious.

Besides, going to the set tomorrow would be troublesome.

"How about we get something to eat at the hotel?"

Qiao Xi hadn’t used the kitchen during her hotel stays.

"How about we dine out then?"

As the sun set, their shadows lengthened, and with the sunset, their forms gradually disappeared in the distance.

The earth witnessed the scene of their fingers tightly interlocked.

In the end, Qiao Xi and Shen Dang had dinner outside.

Afterwards, they both returned to the hotel.

Qiao Xi was reading a script, and Shen Dang came over and took it away, "Xi Bao, want to watch a movie?"

Qiao Xi glanced at him coolly, "Didn’t you see I was reading the script?"

"Isn’t it tiring to keep reading the script?" Shen Dang said, moving to massage her temples, "Watch a movie to relax a bit."

Qiao Xi rejected him.

She took back the script and casually brushed him off, "Find something else to do."

As she spoke, she turned away to continue reading her script, intentionally ignoring the man bothering her.

Shen Dang’s hand lingered on her shoulder, caressing a few times, "What I want to do involves doing something with you."

Those words carried a heavy insinuation, especially coming from him.

Despite his lazy, carefree demeanor, his words indeed carried some impropriety.

Qiao Xi gave him a cold look, "Stop bothering me, wait until I finish reading the script."

Shen Dang clicked his tongue lightly, "They say people change after marriage, seems like it’s true."

He mastered the art of insinuations.

Qiao Xi burst out laughing uncontrollably, hitting him lightly, "What nonsense are you spouting?"

"Isn’t it true?" Shen Dang looked at her solemnly, "You’re cold to me now."

Is a script more appealing than him?

Could it be that his charm no longer existed in her eyes?

They hadn’t been married for long.

Qiao Xi chuckled slowly at him, "Shen Dang, you’re clearly making a mountain out of a molehill, and you’re so annoying."

Her voice ended on a whiny note.

"Annoying or not, it’s better than you ignoring me."

Boss Shen turned cheeky, pulling her into his arms.

Ultimately, they didn’t get through the script as Qiao Xi was half-coaxed and half-enticed onto the bed by Shen Dang.

The whole night was a whirlwind, not even knowing the date anymore.

"I need to go to the set now."

Qiao Xi woke up in Shen Dang’s arms as usual the next morning.

In the middle of last night, Qiao Xi had suddenly become alert. She was facing away from him, but Shen Dang just pulled her into his embrace.

Even in his dreams, he was domineering, insisting on clinging to her.

Now, her waist was gripped so tightly by him, she couldn’t move at all.

Seeing his half-asleep appearance, Qiao Xi pinched his cheek, finding it amusing, and pinched a few more times.

A man’s skin could be this nice, smooth and clean. Qiao Xi watched him and smiled.

Shen Dang caught her mischievous hand and gently bit it, "It’s still early, sleep a bit more."

Qiao Xi showed him the phone screen in his face, "Let go of me, or else I’ll be late, and people will think I’m being a diva."

"Mrs. Shen has the privilege to act like a diva," Shen Dang said with half-closed eyes, his lazy tone excessively charming.

Qiao Xi was speechless, "I’m a dedicated actress."

Shen Dang rolled over and pinned her in his embrace, his gaze intensely deep, "I can’t bear to part with you."

His eyes, initially restrained, suddenly seemed to ignite.

Feeling his change, how could Qiao Xi not know what he was thinking?

Qiao Xi gritted her teeth, "Not now, I won’t make it in time, we’re not even in a long-distance relationship, what’s there to miss?"

But in a few days, Qiao Xi would be off to South City for a shooting, and the crew would travel through several cities to film.

Qiao Xi didn’t plan on telling Shen Dang about this yet.

Shen Dang buried his face in her neck, greedily breathing in her scent, "I want to grow old with you in bed."

Aren’t you ashamed to say such things?

Qiao Xi raised her hand to stroke his handsome face, coaxing him, "You didn’t go to the office yesterday, don’t delay today, come find me after work, okay?"

As she spoke, she switched to pinching his face.

He didn’t seem to care about his face anyway.

But no wonder Shen Dang liked pinching her face; it really felt good.

Shen Dang let her twist his face out of shape.

"What time will you finish filming today?"

"If early, around five o’clock, if late, maybe six or seven."

Qiao Xi pushed him with her other hand, "You’re too heavy, get up!"

Shen Dang sighed resignedly.

As Qiao Xi went to wash up, Shen Dang followed her into the bathroom.

Her mouth full of foam, her voice unclear, "Why are you up? You can sleep a bit more before going to the office."

"How can I sleep now?"